Following a Pro Publica report that Microsoft was using engineers in China to help maintain cloud computing systems for the U.S. Department of Defense, the company said it’s made changes to ensure this will no longer happen. The existing system reportedly relied on “digital escorts” to supervise the China-based engineers. But according to Pro Publica, … Read more
Gian van Veen pulled off a shock upset and dumped out reigning champion Luke Humphries with a 10-8 victory on the opening night of the World Matchplay 2025 at Blackpool’s Winter Gardens. As expected, it was a close contest between the top seed and the reigning Youth World Champion with 180s being thrown for fun, … Read more
When Vultron announced its $22 million funding round earlier this week, the AI startup made sure to highlight a key investor: Craft Ventures, the firm “co-founded by White House AI adviser David Sacks.” The announcement has raised questions about conflicts of interest in the Trump administration, where Sacks serves as both AI and crypto czar … Read more
Helen Trappelides has been named the MCC Female Young Broadcaster of the Year for 2025 following a competition supported by Sky Sports. The 20-year-old was presented with her award at Lord’s before the start of the second women’s ODI between England and India on Saturday. Helen, an English Literature student at Warwick University and originally … Read more
AI is being forced on us in pretty much every facet of life, from phones and apps to search engines and even drive-throughs, for some reason. The fact that we’re now getting web browsers with baked-in AI assistants and chatbots shows that the way some people are using the internet to seek out and consume … Read more
After eight-year absence, Prime Minister Keir Starmer backs United Kingdom bid for 2029 World Athletics Championships; ‘Bringing the World Athletics Championships to the UK would be moment of great national pride, building on our global reputation for hosting memorable sporting events’ Last Updated: 19/07/25 10:12am Mo Farah won gold in the 10,000m Men’s final at … Read more
A startup called Pig.dev that participated in Y Combinator’s Winter 2025 batch was working on a potentially revolutionary idea: AI agentic tech to control a Microsoft Windows desktop. But in May, the founder announced he was abandoning the tech and pivoting his company to something entirely different: Muscle Mem, a cache system for AI agents … Read more
The men’s major season reaches its climax this weekend at The 153rd Open, with extended coverage from Royal Portrush exclusively live on Sky Sports. The tournament returns to Northern Ireland for the first time since 2019, when Shane Lowry impressed to claim his maiden major title, while Xander Schauffele is back as defending champion after … Read more
Greptile, an AI-powered code review startup, is in the process of raising a Series A. Sources familiar with the deal tell TechCrunch it’s for $30 million at a $180 million valuation led by Benchmark partner Eric Vishria. But one person says that the deal hasn’t closed and terms may change. Founded by Dasksh Gupta after … Read more
Erik ten Hag endured a nightmare start to life as Bayer Leverkusen manager as his side lost 5-1 to Flamengo U20s. Leverkusen became the first Bundesliga club to stage a pre-season tour in South America this summer and the former Man Utd boss named a strong starting lineup in his first game since replacing Xabi … Read more
